Tag: From The Couch
Season 2008: Round 16
From The Couch It Just Gets Better…The vinegar is really starting to flow freely now. It is not merely a few lone voices calling for Robert Finch’s head to be placed firmly on a stick and mounted at NRL headquarters as a firm reminder of where ineptitude gets you. Bob Fulton is after him and […]
Season 2008: Round 15
From The Couch Chopping Off the Rotting Head…As someone who has held Steven Folkes in the highest regard for nearly my entire life, I never thought the following words would come from my pen. Steve Folkes is dead to me and he needs to be driven from Belmore immediately. Two security guards should escort him […]
Season 2008: Round 14
From The Couch Whipping Robert Finch (Again)…Who does this fool think he is? And where does he get the power to change the rules on a personal whim? Before Origin II, Finch decided to do away with the way the ruck area had been policed all season by instructing referee Tony Archer that teams who […]
Season 2008: Round 13
From The Couch Whipping Robert Finch (Again)…Who does this fool think he is? And where does he get the power to change the rules on a personal whim? Before Origin II, Finch decided to do away with the way the ruck area had been policed all season by instructing referee Tony Archer that teams who […]
Season 2008: Round 12
From The Couch Rock Around The Clock…Well, Almost All The Way…Many thought the Phantom Siren had returned to ANZ Stadium when half-time was called for prematurely to the tune of 55 seconds. But perhaps not even the Phantom was so audacious as to go off so early. South Sydney had just received a penalty and, […]
Season 2008: Round 11
From The Couch Suburban Rugby League…It was wonderful to see 17,493 people pack into Leichhardt Oval to watch a game of rugby league on a Sunday afternoon at a venue that has an iota of atmosphere. The Wests Tigers are a well run club and are one of the few who pay adequate consideration to […]
Season 2008: Round 10
From The Couch Vale, Graham Murray…The nice guys rarely last in rugby league and it is a credit to Graham Murray that he has survived as long as he has. Murray has been maligned in many quarters throughout his time as a head coach in Australia but the simple reality is that he rates as […]
Season 2008: Round 9
From The Couch Played Strong, Done Good…Vale Jack Gibson. A man of few peers, whose incredible reach made rugby league an infinitely better game. For that, everyone involved in the sport will be eternally grateful. Jack played strong and he done good. We are the poorer for his passing. Ridiculous Origin Selections, New South Wales…Ben […]
Season 2008: Round 8
From The Couch An Enjoyable Public Whipping…Phil Gould is nothing more than a loud mouthed fool with a strange fetish for public spectacle and though I occasionally find myself agreeing with him, for the most part he is nothing more than an out-of-touch whiner who gets his kicks from settling old scores and attacking personal […]
Season 2008: Round 7
From The Couch Whoring Off The Green and Gold (Or Blue and Maroon, As The Case May Be)…It probably should have come as no surprise. Australian coach Ricky Stuart got his Sharks boys a Test jersey. Greg Bird and Paul Gallen will both start in the backrow while new recruit Anthony Tupou has also been […]
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